Arrr, the lass Scarlett Johansson be replaced by another wench for the ChatGPT voice! Shiver me timbers!
2024-05-23
Arrr! A scallywag for the lass who gave voice to ChatGPT's "Sky" be spillin' the beans, makin' the quarrel 'twixt Scarlet Johansson, OpenAI, and Cap'n Sam Altman even more tangled than a knotted rope on a stormy sea! Aye, the plot thickens like a fine stew!
In a swashbuckling turn of events, a new agent for the actress behind the voice of "Sky" in ChatGPT has thrown a monkey wrench into the ongoing feud between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI. Johansson, renowned for her roles in "Avengers" and "Her," accused the AI company of mimicking her voice for ChatGPT after declining an offer to be the AI chatbot's human voice. However, the agent for the actress who landed the role insists her client was never asked to imitate Johansson's voice.According to The Washington Post, the actress' agent revealed that neither Johansson nor her film "Her" was mentioned during her client's audition for ChatGPT. The agent disclosed that her client was selected to voice "Sky" months before Altman approached Johansson. The name "Sky" was chosen to convey a cool and pleasant sound, perfectly matching the AI-generated voice.Johansson, in a fit of rage, accused Altman of intentionally replicating her voice for Sky, leading to a potential lawsuit against OpenAI. Altman, however, denied any intention to imitate Johansson's voice, claiming the voice actor behind Sky was cast before any contact with Johansson.